(n) Feats of non-intuitive acumen; the use of non-obvious approaches to problems that are figuratively pulled from the ass of the person who conceives them.
His clever use of the Separating Hyperplane Theorem to derive the boundary of a convex set was quite a piece of asstrickery. We never would have thought to use that ourselves.
by asstrickster December 9, 2008
Get the asstrickery mug.you know that weird black star symbol on your keyboard? or is it a flower? who cares. anyways, asterisks are usually used in bad words to cancel out the vowels such as “f*ck” or “sh*t”
so instead of using a bad word, why not just call someone an asterisk? they will most likely not know what you are talking about, but you will since you’re reading this post right now. when someone pisses you off, call them an asterisk. or text them one. * haha see what i did there
so instead of using a bad word, why not just call someone an asterisk? they will most likely not know what you are talking about, but you will since you’re reading this post right now. when someone pisses you off, call them an asterisk. or text them one. * haha see what i did there
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A star shaped symbol (*) used to correct or clarify a spelling mistake when said mistake cannot be edited. Typically you'll see these types of corrections in chat rooms, text messages, or fast comment chains. These corrections can be applied by the original commenter or by another person.
(Asterisks when commenting on a cat picture on Facebook)
Jess L.: If you kep putting that cat in sweaters, your going to get mauled.
Jess L.: keep*, you're*
Jess L.: If you kep putting that cat in sweaters, your going to get mauled.
Jess L.: keep*, you're*
by Emobluejay January 5, 2014
Get the Asterisk mug.Any time a sports team defeats another team with has one player or more who do not play due to injury or holdout.
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ForumTroll69: Maybe you should use an asterisk corrective there, buddy.
ChatroomTool123: correct*
ForumTroll69: Maybe you should use an asterisk corrective there, buddy.
ChatroomTool123: correct*
by trollington December 6, 2010
Get the asterisk corrective mug.Incorrect pronounciation of the word 'asterisk'. Use of the word 'asteriks' is a result of the USA's substandard education system.
Jim: Hey Lou, what's that star thingy called that you get from pressing SHIFT + 8?
Lou: an asteriks
Jim: Aha! I knew you were a dumbass.
Lou: an asteriks
Jim: Aha! I knew you were a dumbass.
by Stupid Lou September 30, 2006
Get the asteriks mug.The act of describing actions in first or third person within the confines of shifted 8s, generally using an instant messaging program such as AIM.
by mbp March 28, 2005
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